Sheffield United manager Danny Wilson has said that he wants both United and city rivals Sheffield Wednesday to be promoted to the Championship.

Wilson, a former Wednesday boss, was speaking ahead of Sunday afternoon's Steel City derby at Hillsborough.

He was axed from the Wednesday job in 2000 after a campaign led by four Owls-supporting local MPs – including David Blunkett – to get him out of the job and the 52-year-old admits that he's not that bothered about Wednesday, a club he made 98 professional appearances for.

However, he feels that promotion for both clubs would be good for the South Yorkshire city.

"I'd like to see us and Wednesday go up because it would be brilliant for the city and the fans," said Wilson.

"Not that I am ­bothered about Wednesday. I have got bigger fish to fry, and all I am concerned about is getting us up."

This afternoon's highly-anticipated derby, which kicks off at 1pm, has already sold out.